For
one night, the Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival (LAWTF) comes
to Culver City for a unique performance at 8 p.m., Fri., Sept. 5, 2014 at the Ivy Substation, 9070 Venice Blvd.
The
theme of the evening will be “Of Culture, Of Self,” featuring three of LAWTF’s
favorite performers, as well as one artiste new to the Festival. Included are:
Karen A. Clark: In this spoken word excerpt from “The Women,” Karen A. reflects on the powerful women in her family
through music, poetry and storytelling. She recounts the ritual of baking bread
at family reunions, an activity that brought everyone together. In particular,
she pays homage to her loving mother, who added a “wow” factor to her life.
Sariyah Idan : "Homeless
in Homeland" has a documentary hip-hop theatre aesthetic and is based
on Sariyah’s journey that took
her to Israel and Palestine. It combines poetry, dance,
and characters met. Idan conveys in this excerpt a young Jewish-American
woman's struggle to understand her identity and the meaning of home through the
lens of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Ada Luz Pla: "Tracing
My Lineage: A Story of a Puerto Rican Spitfire" pays homage to
the many women who raised Pla in Puerto Rico and later in the South Bronx
projects where 15 of her family members shared a small three-bedroom apartment.
In the lively excerpted piece, Pla brings to life some of the amazing women in
her family.
Kat Kramer : MY DUET
WITH MICK is an original one-person-musical-solo-show that follows Kramer's
journey down "Rolling Stones Road" to meet the great and powerful
"Sir Mick Of Jagger." Along the way, in this excerpt, Kat meets
some unique characters, and makes an important discovery about herself.
The Los Angeles Women’s
Theatre Festival, a non-profits arts organization, was founded by Executive
Producer Adilah Barnes and Miriam Reed.
“Of Culture, Of Self” marks
the LAWTF’s fourth-year program for residents of Culver City. This program is
made possible in part by the City of Culver City Performing Arts Grants Program
with support from Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Tickets for the performance
are $20 in advance, $25 at the door, and $18 for students, seniors, and groups
of ten or more.
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